Guiana Shield

The Guiana Shield is a highly mineralised geological formation that stretches from Venezuela in the West to Northern Brazil in the East covering over 415,000 square kilometres.

Records of near surface gold mining in the Guiana Shield exist as far back as the 16th Century. Numerous artisanal miners continue to operate across all the countries that host the formation using techniques ranging from the most basic gold panning to more complex ‘open pit’ and underground operations.